Posted on 09/17/2004 12:21:30 PM PDT by elangerton
Where's the dignity?
The Republican National Convention is over, and George W. Bush's "leadership" was showcased -- leadership resulting in 962 U.S. service members killed and 6,690 wounded in an unnecessary and counterproductive war that is creating jihadists faster than we can capture or kill them at a cost of $1 billion a week.
One billion dollars a week could be spent on supporting homeland security or domestic programs. Under Bush, the number of Americans living in poverty increased in 2003 for the third straight year and those without health coverage rose an additional million people to 15.4 percent of the U.S. population.
Instead of showing courage like Nancy Reagan, Bush severely restricts stem cell research. He is not compassionate or respectful of others by wanting to write discrimination into the U.S. Constitution on a policy his own vice president personally disagrees with.
How can we trust George W. Bush when he flip-flops on issues such as nation building, U.N. relevancy, full funding for No Child Left Behind, support for veterans, Osama bin Laden as a No. 1 priority, causes of global warming, fiscal responsibility, and the winability of the war on terror?
George W. Bush said he would restore dignity to the office of president. Where's the dignity in using the lives of others in order to hang Saddam Hussein's pistol, a war souvenir, on the wall of the White House study as he has done?
-- Gary Dean
Colorado Springs
(Excerpt) Read more at csindy.com ...
Howard Dean's illegitimate monkeyfish?
Are the Viking Kittens napping, when there is such a juicy troll to be had?
Where's the Hurl alert?
Colorado Springs is one of the more conservative cities in this state. We have Fort Carson, Peterson AFB, Schriever AFB and the Air Force Academy in the immediate vicinity and many retired military families reside here. Not to mention Focus on the Family which is headquartered here.
I have lived in Colorado Springs for six years now and have seen the "Independent" offered as a free handout (I think it's a weekly) in Borders and Barnes and Noble and at some pizza parlors in town. I have never seen anyone pick one up and actually read it. I suspect these issues are of much use in the winter as they are good for starting small fires and are to be found beside the kindling box in many a home. Or on the bottom of bird cages.
I just got back from a three week vacation that started in Colorado springs. Stayed at the Hampton Inn there and got prepared for a few weeks in the mountains. Started by going into the mountains near the zoo which I was stunned to turn a corner and find giraffes. Didn't interact too much nor did I talk polotics with the locals.
Alpine loop and Haydens pass. fish the Animas river and wolf creek to mention a few things.
OH MY GAWD! YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!!!! WHAT WAS I THINKING? I'M VOTING FOR AL FOR SURE NOW!!!!
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I used to live in Colorado Springs myself. Whenever anyone made some really stupid remarks we would reply, "It's the altitude". With this guy Gary, not only is it the altitude, he must be smoking something as well.
NCBowser..
He would only reply if he had something worth while to say, he obviously doesn't. Just trying to poison the water, it's not working.....
His antennae?
Did you write all of that all by yourself or did Dan and his ghostwriter Burkett do it for you?
Sorry, meant that one for the troll.
I knew that.
RKBA Certification, Pave and paint ping.
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